Mercy News

Mercy in Action Award

These students were identified as living out the Mercy values of Hope, Compassion and Justice for the poor and vulnerable. This annual award presented on Mercy Day will acknowledge the continuation of the work of Catherine McAuley who saw a need and did something about it. In addition to recognising their efforts, they, along with the College community, are encouraged to strive to initiate social justice projects in our College and further their impact on a broader scale for a societal change.

Mass, Opening & Celebration

10 September 2017

In racing parlance you call it a trifecta, and what a magnificent day it was! We commenced the day with all students, staff and guests participating in our annual Mercy Day Mass of celebration in the Pavilion. This was followed by the official opening of the ‘Catherine McAuley Information & Resource Centre’, which was blessed by Very Reverend Stephen Hanly VF and was thoroughly inspected by the foundation students from the Class of 1968. With current students returning to class, the Golden Jubilee celebrations then got underway in our new Library.

Run AS 1

31 August 2017

On Sunday 27 August students and staff participated in RUN AS 1 for Cystic Fibrosis. This annual event began in 2016 and comprised of a 5km run and 1.5km dog walk. Over 600 participants braved the cold morning to show their support of one of Mercy College's past students, Clare Pullen. The fundraiser was a huge success raising well over $20,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Research.

Archived News

This month, Mercy College Mackay was present at the National Schools Futsal Competition Brisbane. The U15 boys teams can be immensly proud of their efforts and the way they have represented the College. Though results didn’t go our way, the amount of improvement, competition and sportsmanship displayed by this team was astounding. As a team, they learnt how powerful teamwork is, how important supporting each other is and that there are far more important things to experience than winning. It has capped off a fantastic year for futsal for the school. All students involved in fustal this year deserve to be commended for their participation.